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I like to bring my GPS receiver, a Garmin GP38, along with me. It does not provide any information that is essential or useful. But I take a set of readings every day. Even if useless. The data are provided here, even if not very accurate or useful. See notes at end.
GPS LIST
November
Date, Location at end of day, (Miles travelled to get there):
08th, San Francisco,
37 N 24.601', 122 W 07.733' (2 November, Waypoint 17)
11th, Kathmandu, Potala Guest House. (7300 + miles)
27 N 43.887', 085 E 18.620' (22:55 on 11 November, Wpt. 18)
12th, Besisahar, (travelled 66 miles)
28 N 13.625', 084 E 22.757' (14:13 on 12 November, Wpt. 19)
13th, Ngadi, (travelled 6.2 miles)
28 N 18.902, 084 E 24.112 (00:41 on 14 November, Wpt. 20)
14th, Jagat, (travelled 6.9 miles)
28 N 24.914, 084 E 24.375 (11:31 on 14 November, Wpt. 21)
15th, Dharapaani (travelled 8.4)
28 N 31.592, 084 E 21.152, (00:59 on 16 November, Wpt. 22)
16th, (Below Koto) (travelled 4.6)
28 N 33.092, 084 E 16.926, (00:42 on 17 November, Wpt. 23)
17th, Tukure Pokhara (travelled 7.2)
28 N 36.191', 084 E 10.753', (00:39 on 18 November, Wpt. 24)
18th, Hongde, camp (travelled 5.5)
28 N 38.138', 084 E 05.837', (00:12 on 19 November, Wpt. 25)
19th, Hongde, low end of runway (0.2)
28 N 38.557', 084 E 05.361', (03:18 on 19 November, Wpt. 26)
19th, Hongde, high end of runway (0.2)
28 N 38.602', 084 E 05.084', (03:36 on November 19, Wpt. 27)
19th, Braga (2.91)
28 N 39.479', 084 E 02.414', (11:38 on 19 November, Wpt. 28)
20th, Yak Kharka (6.11)
28 N 43.432', 083 E 58.410', (00:26 on November 21, Wpt. 29)
21st, Phedi (3.9)
28 N 46.850', 083 E 58.169', (11:01 on November 21, Wpt. 30)
22nd, (Thorong La) (Estimated)
28 N 47.8', 083 E 56' (Estimated)
22nd, Muktinath (6.58)
28 N 49.166', 083 E 52.216', (06:45 on 23 November, Wpt. 31)
23rd, Below Jharkot (1.8)
28 N 49.069', 083 E 50.434', (00:52 on 24 Nov, Wpt. 32)
24th, Marpha (10.5)
28 N 45.014', 083 E 41.144', (02:01 on 25 November, Wpt. 33)
25th, Kalopaani (9.2)
28 N 38.343', 083 E 36.119', (03:38 on 26 November, Wpt. 34)
26th, Ghasa (3.6)
28 N 36.124', 083 E 38.587', (01:21 on 27 November, Wpt. 35)
27th, Tatopaani (7.1)
28 N 29.951', 083 E 39.154', (10:25 on 27 November, Wpt. 36)
28th, Tatopaani (0)
28 N 29.951', 083 E 39.154', (10:25 on 27 November, Wpt. 36)
29th, Chitre (5.8)
28 N 25.424', 083 E 41.693', (01:21 on 30 November, Wpt 37)
30th, Ghorepaani (1.5) (estimated)
28 N 24', 083 E 42' (estimated.)
December
Date, Location at end of day, (Miles travelled to get there):
1st, Upper Ulleri, (4) (estimated)
28 N 21.588', 083 E 44.066', (10:50 on 01 Dec, Wpt. 38)
2nd, Birethanti (4.2)
28 N 18.521', 083 E 46.240', (01:14 on 3 December Wpt. 39)
3rd, Pokhara (13)
28 N 13.011', 083 E 57.307', (14:14 on December 3, Wpt. 40)
December 6, Nagarkot (102)
27 N 42.943', 085 E 31.404', (08:53 on 06 Dec, Wpt. 41)
December 6, Kathmandu, (13)
27 N 42.833', 085 E 18.591', ( 23:28 on Dec 6, Wpt. 42)
Kathmandu, (0.1)
27 N 42.785, 085 E 18.600', ( 01:30 on 07 Dec, Wpt. 43)
Kathmandu (0.1)
27 N 42.766', 085 E 18.689', (01:31 on 07 December, Wpt 44)
San Francisco (7380)
37 N 43.746', 122 W 27.398', (23:46 on 14 December, Wpt. 45)
- I thought I got a reading at each camp, but I guess I missed a reading at Ghorepaani. Not a big deal.
- Most of the GPS readings are within 100 or 200 yards of where my map says we were. HOWEVER, Jagat is on my map 1 mile west AND 1 mile north of where the GPS says it is. And this is on my nice German map that seems (usually) quite accurate, with crisp resolution. I checked this with the map Peter gave us. Its location of Jagat agrees with this list very well! So beware of fancy maps that look very impressive! I'd like to recommend that you buy the good map - but it does not have any publisher listed. This map is at 1:150,000, and is labelled "ROUND ANNAPURNA", and on its second title page, the photo of Machhapuchhare has a smaller photo of Muktinath set into it. A good, colorful, inexpensive map - with better accuracy than the crisp high-tech one!
- The time of the GPS reading is NOT referred to local time, but to Greenwich time. So I was NOT taking readings at midnight. Nepal's time zone is offset 9:15 west of San Francisco, and 17:15 west of Greenwich. (Or 6:45 East of Greenwich.) It is NOT offset an even number of hours. So a reading of 00:12 was actually taken at 6:57 AM. Sometimes I was able to get my readings from inside my tent, so long as it was not too wet. If I were in Tibet, I would be SURE to not take GPS readings outside my tent... or where anybody could see me.
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